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'''Variants:'''

*On <u>some trailers</u>, the "T" is white.

*On <u>some films</u>, such as most James Bond films of this period (with the confirmed exceptions of ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' and a 1971 reissue print of ''Dr. No''), the logo would cut to black instead of fading out.

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*On <u>reissue trailers for some films</u> a still version of this logo is used, only it says "Re-released thru" above the logo.

*<u>Most releases</u> had it silent or with the opening theme/audio of the film.

*On the <u>current print of ''The Adventures of Gerard''</u>, it uses the last half of the 1982 fanfare, due to a sloppy reverse plaster, but it actually fits this logo quite nicely.

'''Availability:''' Seen on films and animated shorts from the company until 1976.

**This is presumably done because Transamerica Corporation still exists as a company (and was still using the "T-Flower" logo in the 1980s).

**Nowadays, MGM licenses its films to various video labels that perform new scans and remasters and are more likely to leave studio logos intact on the film than MGM themselves.

*The logo was allegedly first seen on ''The Thomas Crown Affair''.

**The original variant's last regular appearance was on ''Rosebud'', released in 1975; its last appearance on a feature film was ''That's the Way of the World''. It continued to appear on DePatie-Freleng cartoons until at least ''Medicur'', ''The Dogfather''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s final theatrical cartoon.

*Most adult offerings (either X or a hard R, or in one case a hard ''PG'') from United Artists instead opened with a textual notice due to Transamerica wanting nothing to do with them.

**The only X-rated film to use this, or any other Transamerica T logo, was ''Midnight Cowboy'', which temporarily had a self-applied X rating because of internal concerns that the MPAA was too lenient in rating it R; the original R rating would finally be accepted soon after its commercial success saw it win the Best Picture Oscar in 1970.

*The version with the fanfare mainly appears on original prints of ''Pink Panther'' shorts and various DePatie-Freleng Enterprises cartoons of the time, co-produced with Mirisch/UA.

**It also makes a surprise appearance on the Magnetic Video Corporation Laserdisc release of ''Carrie'' (oddly enough, plastering the 7th logo).

*The second version is much harder to find, but is still kept intact on the 1993 Republic Pictures Home Video VHS release of ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', and on the MGM DVD release and ThisTV airings of ''The Killer Elite''.

**It can also be currently found on the Fun City Editions Blu-ray release of ''Smile'', the Scorpion Releasing 2021 Blu-ray releases of ''The Killer Elite'' (1975), ''Shark's Treasure'', and ''Rollerball'' (1975), as well as 2020 German Capelight 4K UHD and remastered Blu-ray of the latter.

**The black & white version has been spotted on the 1989 VHS and current prints of ''Sleeper'' (it's blacked out on the 1983 VHS release, however) and surprisingly, current releases of ''Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia''.

**It is currently unknown if any other full screen versions of Woody Allen titles on DVD releases retain their original United Artists titles.

**The reissue variant can be seen on the 2000 MGM DVD release of ''Thunderball'' on a reissue trailer for a double feature of said film and ''You Only Live Twice''.

**It is also unknown if this logo originally appeared on original American prints of 1973 to 1975 MGM films.

*This logo was also seen on the US theatrical version of ''That’s the Way of the World'' (a Bryanston Pictures production they later got distribution rights back to).

**Some releases, like the U.S.A. Home Video/International Video Entertainment release and Lorimar's television prints, also retain this logo, while others remove it or have the Bryanston Pictures logo in its place instead.

'''Legacy:''' This logo is a favorite among many due to its unique animation and fanfare. It's also one of the earliest examples of brand unification, as Transamerica used the same font and logo throughout all of its divisions.